Nuri Bilge CeylanNuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈnuːri ˈbilɟe
ˈdʒejlan], born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish film director,
photographer, screenwriter and actor.
He won the Palme d'Or, the highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival,
in 2014.[2] He is married to filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru
Ceylan, with whom he co-starred in Climates (2006).

Early life[edit]
Ceylan's love of photography started at the age of 15. While studying
at
Boğaziçi UniversityBoğaziçi University in Istanbul, he participated in cinema and
photography clubs and he took passport-style photos to make pocket
money. After graduating from university with a bachelor of science
degree in electrical engineering, he went to
LondonLondon and Kathmandu,
Nepal, to decide what to do in life. Then he went back to Ankara,
Turkey, to do military service. When he was in the army, he discovered
that cinema would give shape to his life.[3]
Style and themes[edit]
Ceylan's films deal with the estrangement of the individual,
existentialism, the monotony of human lives, and the details of
everyday life. He uses static shots and long takes, usually in natural
settings, as well as play with sound, including the use of menacing
silences. He is known for filming his protagonist from behind, which,
in his view, leaves the audiences to speculate on the brooding
emotions of characters whose faces are obscured. Until Climates,
Ceylan's films are made on low budgets, with casts generally
consisting of amateur actors, most of whom are family members (such as
his mother and father).[citation needed]
Ceylan named his ten favorite films in the 2012 Sight & Sound
Greatest Films Poll: Andrei Rublev (1966),
Au Hasard BalthazarAu Hasard Balthazar (1966),
L'AvventuraL'Avventura (1960),
L'EclisseL'Eclisse (1962),
Late SpringLate Spring (1949), A Man
Escaped (1956), The Mirror (1975),
Scenes from a MarriageScenes from a Marriage (1973),
Shame (1968), and
Tokyo StoryTokyo Story (1953).[4]
Filmography[edit]